1. Questions kids ask about
Celebrating
Halloween!

2. Is it the Devils Birthday?NO
Is it the Devils Birthday?

3. Druids 2,000 years ago Were priests and teachers ….
On October 31st they held a festival to honor the Celtic “Lord of death”
Bonfires sacrificed animal, crops and people

4. Today Halloween is rated #2 in money spent for a holiday.
The pilgrims banned celebrating Halloween in America. Why?
In 1845, Irish immigrants brought Halloween to New York. Soon it spread to the rest of the USA.
Today Halloween is rated #2 in money spent for a holiday.

5. What about
“ Trick or treating ? ”

6. People were afraid of the forces of evil so they thought they could TRICK them by dressing up like ghosts, demons and witches.

7. them by leaving gifts so they wouldn’t be harmed.
Or they
TREATED
them by leaving gifts so they wouldn’t be harmed.

8. What is a Jack-O-Lantern all about?
yeah, right.

9. Celebrate

10. to honor or give glory to.
Celebrate:
to honor or give glory to.

11. DO YOU WANT TO GIVE HONOR TO THE DEVIL? Why? Why not?

12. What’s a Christian to do?
Stay home and ignore the whole thing.
Go out and buy the scariest costume and get as much candy at possible.
Dress up in something that doesn’t honor the devil.
Go trick or treating but be safe.
Let your light shine for Jesus .

13. Hand out tracts at your door
along with candy
Make a Christian pumpkin
Host a Christian party - a Harvest Festival or
Hallelujah night
Pray for those who don’t
know Jesus!
Know who & why you are celebrating.